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Hey guys I got a question , I have a friend that rooted his droid 3, but when the update came out for it he went along and did it. Now the phone says its rooted but the computer won't read it. How do you fix this ?
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What version is he on? Settings>About Phone > system version
The version is 2.3.4
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YoungLeiva said:
The version is 2.3.4
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He meant system version, not android version.
Anyway, assuming you're on 5.6.890, you can just reroot using 1clickroot
5.6.890.xt862 , so even though it says its rooted , just root it again ?
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It could be a root issue but I would first ceck device manager on windows, try latest drivers, if that does now work go into recovery and turn on usb connection (I think its under advanced).
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The main problem he's having is that the computer won't detect his phone.... I installed the drivers from Motorola and it didn't work....
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Did you/he try the recovery thing? If all else fails then he could have to re flash the sys.
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Sorry I did not see the post above me , Imma give that a try and see what happens
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YoungLeiva said:
Hey guys I got a question , I have a friend that rooted his droid 3, but when the update came out for it he went along and did it. Now the phone says its rooted but the computer won't read it. How do you fix this ?
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The 5.6.890 system update for some reason broke any no-name brand micro-USB cables from working with the Droid 3. Use the supplied one or buy one from Verizon or Motorola.
ChaoticWeaponry said:
The 5.6.890 system update for some reason broke any no-name brand micro-USB cables from working with the Droid 3. Use the supplied one or buy one from Verizon or Motorola.
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No issues using my $4 Chinese cables from eBay. Using 5.6.890 here.
ourtut said:
It could be a root issue but I would first ceck device manager on windows, try latest drivers, if that does now work go into recovery and turn on usb connection (I think its under advanced).
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Same problem as the OP, tried all of the above. If I input the ADB DEVICES command, it output :
87897897897987 Offline
Can't get it to show as online or whatever the other state may be.
you could boot into the recovery options and flash the sbf using RSD.
I also have cheap blackberry MicroUSB cables bought on ebay that work just fine.
It seems simple but have you tried toggling usb debugging. I had the same issue until someone suggested that to me and worked like a charm. Toggle while unplugged then plug it.in
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I haven't tried any of that but my friend is going bring his phone to me today so Imma give it all a try and let you guys know how it went.
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I've been wanting to root my HTC vivid for months now. I have two issues, I'm on ics and I only have a Mac running osx tiger 10.4. If anyone can help me unlock my boot loader and root I would greatly appreciate it.
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I really want root but I can't afford a new computer right now. Any geniuses could help. I have a ppc quick silver g4 mac. I have terminal, can someone walk me through the commands to unlock boot loader and root. Please
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Have you looked at this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535925
I tired it but it says in terminal "cannot execute binary file" for adb
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Any help
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I'm really upset, that I can't do anything with my computer even though it's fast enough to do things like unlocking the bootloader and rooting. I remember the days when all you needed was a computer, not a speafic one. I also can't believe you guys can't or won't help me. I want root bad, but not bad enough to buy a new computer. I know someone on here can get me rooted and a unlocked bootloader. Come on guys help.
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I'm using this guide in installing the android sdk and maybe I can get adb to work, what you guys think?
http://codepaladin.tumblr.com/post/8658418077/develop-android-apps-on-mac-os-x-leopard-ppc
Try downloading paralles. And installing windows in that. Get all your drivers and stuff together. And follow guides on here as they're in Windows.
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Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
Not sure if trolling or really dumb
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I think I spent more time Googling how to root mine than actually rooting it.
Take me just 10 min to do my nexus 7 and 5 min for my galaxy s 2 t989
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davisac said:
I think I spent more time Googling how to root mine than actually rooting it.
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Lol exactly. Spent an hour or two doing my homework before I received it but only took me 10 minutes to root
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I spent quite a bit of time researching the best way to root my N7 before I actually did it. I bricked my HP Touchpad when I hacked it to put Android on it and it took me a while to fix it. I didn't want to go through that again with my primary tablet, the Touchpad was just an impulse buy when the dropped the price.
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I am waiting to root no reason to root just yet.
DEVICES:
NEXUS 7 32GB STOCK
(NO ROOT)
T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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sammy.sung.me.a.song said:
Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
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fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries or a custom rom in your new recovery, then reboot and profit.
i still havent figured out what part of that is hard
simms22 said:
fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries or a custom rom in your new recovery, then reboot and profit.
i still havent figured out what part of that is hard
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I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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player911 said:
I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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Agreed, drivers are the hardest part, be it the 7 or galaxy nexus. Windows finds the drivers that don't work with adb, then I ended up spending at least a half hour per device finding the correct ones and installing them. The actual act of unlocking it was a two minute process.
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player911 said:
I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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VonEsch said:
Agreed, drivers are the hardest part, be it the 7 or galaxy nexus. Windows finds the drivers that don't work with adb, then I ended up spending at least a half hour per device finding the correct ones and installing them. The actual act of unlocking it was a two minute process.
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several years ago i used the download from the pdanet site to install the drivers for my nexus s onto my work computer. since then they worked for an og droid, my galaxy nexus, and two nexus 7. pdanet is a tethering program for android. if you do the free download on its site( http://junefabrics.com/android/ ), install it on your desktop, then follow the onscreen instructions, itll install the right drivers for you. it takes about 10 minutes.
I used pda net to get drivers into my computer to root my Nexus S.
Will these drivers work for the Nexus 7?
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sammy.sung.me.a.song said:
Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
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It's not.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(enter recovery)
adb sideload superuser.zip
adb reboot
I thought Wug's toolkit made it easy, even installing the drivers. I've used adb since to root my girlfriend's Nexus 7. Both processes are easy on the N7 compared to some devices, from what I've heard.
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Any tips on the safest easiest way to root my nexus 7 and also backup everything on it to windows XP
Thanks.
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Look up an app called carbon. It will allow you to backup apps from you pre rooted device. Plus, simply plug in your device and backup anything of interest like photos and downloads or music. Then root in your preferred method (wugs root tool in the nexus 7 android development stickies is quite easy). This process will unlock your bootloader (which will wipe your device back to factory state) install a rooted boot.img and custom recovery, and even take care of installing superuser into the stock rom. Once done there, you can then perform any backups within the device itself via titanium backup for user apps (system apps can cause issues). Also you can use your new custom recovery to create a full system backup called a nandroid backup (that can later be stored off device for safety of you like.
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467
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Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467
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Best tool to get it done, it walks you thru it
Just used it last night. Was a breeze abd easy.
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Another vote f or Wug's NRT. Too easy.
Fire it up, backup, unlock, root, and restore.
Wug's toolkit was awesome for me as well
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Never mind this post
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hey guys im about to get my N7 in a few days (still shipping) planning on using wugs tool as well.
im planning on installing smoothmod right after is it possible doing these together as a brand new never before used device? and how? im so noob xD
MxZeal said:
hey guys im about to get my N7 in a few days (still shipping) planning on using wugs tool as well.
im planning on installing smoothmod right after is it possible doing these together as a brand new never before used device? and how? im so noob xD
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Yes it is possible. First unlock your bootloader, then root it using wugs toolkit.
MxZeal said:
hey guys im about to get my N7 in a few days (still shipping) planning on using wugs tool as well.
im planning on installing smoothmod right after is it possible doing these together as a brand new never before used device? and how? im so noob xD
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It would be better to do it right when you get it before you install apps and save data in it.
Nexus Toolkit works great, too. I haven't tried Wugs, but I'm gonna give it a try another time when I root someone else's N7.
I am backup my System image via TWRP and OTG too an external hd.
My internal Files I am also backup via OTG: I am use rsync. Using the adb backup method is also possible, but for me it is very slow and a bit insecure I think... I trust TWRP.
Thanks everyone. Still deciding if I'm gonna do it or not.
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darkstarskater said:
Thanks everyone. Still deciding if I'm gonna do it or not.
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Just unlock your bootloader if anything. That's all I did. The Nexus 7 is not preloaded with useless bloatware, so I didn't feel the need to root, and proceed any further. I even got the OTG cable to work on stock ROM, and I don't really care about any custom ROMs.
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Ever since I got my HTC first I have been trying to root it....I dont have a computer though so it would be really hard.........I rooted my old phone just fine which was a samsung captivate ......I just wish I could root this one...someone please get back with me on this!!
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jdawg3000 said:
Ever since I got my HTC first I have been trying to root it....I dont have a computer though so it would be really hard.........I rooted my old phone just fine which was a samsung captivate ......I just wish I could root this one...someone please get back with me on this!!
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Sorry to say you will need at least access to a computer to get code & submit to HTC for unlock token. Then you can use the tool, even from a USB stick. Perhaps a friend or the library?
Goodluck, --Larry